A humorous story about inclusion, self-acceptance, and the joy of being different.
Ricky lives with a flock of sheep that prizes conformity. When one sleeps, they all sleep. When one eats, they all eat. When one baa-a-a-s, they all baa-a-a. And they all dress the same too. Every single day.
Until a rainbow sheep joins the flock and everything changes! Rainbow is so fun and so free! Ricky becomes friends with Rainbow and starts showing her true color too. How will the rest of the flock react?
Find out in The Rainbow Sheep, a humorous story by cartoonist David Hayward.
About the Author :
David Hayward, who draws and writes as @NakedPastor, reaches wide audiences with fanciful and hard-hitting cartoons about spiritual abuse, the church's exclusion of LGBTQ+ people, feminism, and faith and doubt. With degrees from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and McGill University in Montreal, Hayward served as a pastor for most of his career, but in 2010 he left the professional paid clergy to pursue his passion for spirituality, community, and art. His cartoons and artwork have found their way all around the world. David and his wife live near Saint John, New Brunswick.
Review :
"The Rainbow Sheep is a solid nod to encouraging children to embrace their own individualism and that of everyone." --Books to Borrow...Books to Buy, The Reading Eagle
"[A] whimsical picture book about delighting in differences." --Foreword Reviews
"The Rainbow Sheep is one of the most beautiful and hopeful picture books that I've ever read. Like the book's star, Rainbow, David Hayward is one of a kind, a pastor who uses his gifts to offer all of us a thoughtful, diverse, and inclusive glimpse of God and ourselves." --Matthew Paul Turner, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of What Is God Like?
"This book is the child-friendly rendition of the quote by Lilla Watson, which claims our liberation is bound together. Rainbow Sheep will set your child free to be themselves, and teach them their freedom sets others free." --Cindy Wang Brandt, author of Parenting Forward and You Are Revolutionary
